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>> yes. >> -- as a family caregiver to step up and create this little ip vengs? >> absolutely. so my grandfather had alzheimers for over 12 years actually, and as a result of that he frequently wandered out of bed at night. that gave a tremendous amount of stress to my aunt, who had the daily task of having to look after him day and night and that gave her a lot of fatigue. so i became very concerned about her well-being as well as my grandpas safety since he was prone to falling whenever he got...

November is national family caregiver awareness month. over 35 million americans take care of family members without pay according to aarp. one of those was teenager kenneth shinozuka. his grandfather had alzheimers and stayed with ken and his parents. he took the challenge to heart along the way and then created something to help his grandpa. its called safe wander. it attached to his grandfathers sock and when his grandfather wandered it sent a short little warning to kens smartphone so he wou...